OTTAWA – There are turning points in games – both on the scoreboard and in the minds of players – and for Brad Jacobs and his still unbeaten Northern Ontario teammates, that came early Monday evening against Pat Simmons and Team Canada.

OTTAWA – Steve Laycock of Saskatchewan came up short with his last-rock draw in the 11th end Saturday, allowing Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario to take a 6-5 win without having to throw his final stone.

STRATFORD, Ont. — Matt Dunstone and Colton Lott are hoping Sunday afternoon will be worth the wait. The Manitoba skip and third won men’s gold at the 2013 Canadian Juniors in Fort McMurray, Alta., but their return visit to the national championship was put on hold after losing back-to-back Manitoba finals to Braden Calvert, who would win the national title in 2014 and 2015.

KAMLOOPS — The fans in the nearly full Interior Savings Centre were chanting “Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy” by the fourth end Friday evening as they watched their local hero, Jim Cotter, pull off a highlight reel shot that sparked B.C. to a 9-5 win over Alberta that moved them into Sunday’s final of the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by SecurTek.